will help them at least stabilize the situation going forward. i also want to read you what we got from the foreign minister of this country because he s were comments made directly to cnn. he said, quote, enabling ukraine to push back russian aggression is equal to preventing a the larger war in europe and averting the risk of of all want to be aggressors, plunging our world into chaos. i sincerely thank the us house of representatives, alex. yeah. so important, fred, as you say, not just materially but psychologically for those troops who have been struggling on the frontlines against russian forces fred pleitgen to the ukrainian capital. thanks very much. now to israel, where they house actions. today s sets up $26 in usa with some strings cnn senior diplomatic editor nic robertson is in jerusalem. nick, what are you hearing there in terms of reaction? yeah. as you can imagine, that has been a lot of thanks for the united states, a lot of thanks for speaker johnson. a lot of tha
expecting to see what happens next in the senate. but clearly a win for the white house, which has been asking for this aid for months. yeah, it top intelligence and military officials to your point, they have been essentially begging lawmakers to get ukraine this aid, which is so desperately needed for solvers, great to have you in studio. thanks very much. now to ukraine where the months-long delay in passing, this american aid is being blamed for some recent ukrainian losses and russian gains on the battlefield. following the vote, ukraine s president zelenskyy posted a thank you message to the us for it support we find our senior international correspondent, fred pleitgen in kyiv right now, fred great to have you there. we ve got this. thank you. from president s zelenskyy. it must be a huge feeling of relief where you are yeah, it absolutely is. and you could feel that really reverberate around the city, around kyiv and really around the other the entire country. and also al
zelenskyy. again, he came out and he says once again, this shows the leadership of the united states. i want to listening to some of what he had to say to him. we appreciate every manifestation of support for our state and independents are people in our lives, which russia wants to bury in ruins america has shown its leadership from the first days of this war so you have volodymyr zelenskyy speaking really only moments after the vote in the house to happen. of course we do. i have to always remind viewers that right now the situation i would say it s still in a stalemate. it is certainly one were the russians have the initiative and the moment at this point in time, they ve been pushing the ukrainians back in some areas, the russians also alex have really found ways to use their air force a lot more effectively than they did in the early days of the war. that s one of the reasons why the ukrainians keep calling for those air defense systems and while they understand they might not
we we start this morning in ukraine where the brutal invasion by russia hit the one year mark yesterday. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy marked the anniversary with an emotional speech yesterday gave. he declared that ukraine is alive, and awarded here of ukraine medals to families of fallen soldiers. president biden also marked that date with new sanctions against russia, and another two billion dollar support package for ukraine that includes ammunition, and high tech military equipment. but not the f-16 s zelenskyy has repeatedly requested. nbc s erin mclaughlin joins us from kyiv. erin? how is the country preparing for the second year of war? hey, jonathan. well, first let s talk about the those f-16s. the president of the united
russia s invasion of ukraine hits the one year mark. a live update from kyiv as president zelenskyy promises his people will fight on and president biden promises more aid. meanwhile, in the states, we take you inside the battle for control of the wisconsin supreme court with the candidate fix folks say could ship the ballots if she wins. then, to virginia where the first black woman ever elected to congress from that state, congresswoman-elect jennifer mcclelland, joins us to talk about her historic win. and, texas. where state attorney general ken paxton is at the center of a federal investigation that could yield criminal charges. and that is just the start of it. poor thing. i am jonathan capehart, this is the saturday show.